2011 Tohoku earthquake 3D model

3D model of 2011 Tohoku earthquake’s hypocenter disposition.
Earthquakes over magnitude 6.0 are showed by spheres. You can see positional relation between hypocenters and plates, time course of earthquakes.

Description

2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, marked magnitude 9.0, occurred on March 11 at the depth of 23.7 km offshore Miyagi prefecture. The point is bounds of Pacific Plate and Eurasian plate.
After the main earthquake, 66 earthquakes over magnitude 6.0 occurred nearby the epicenter until March 13.
From March 14 to end of August, 51 earthquakes over magnitude 6.0 occurred mainly around outer edge of the epicenter.
You can see that spread of hypocenters stops where Pacific Plate is sinking under Philippine Sea plate.
Additionally, 8 earthquakes over magnitude 6.0 occurred on March 9 and 10 just before the main earthquake at the northeast of the epicenter.

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Screen shot.
Green:Surface of Pacific Plate
Orange:Surface of Philippine Sea plateEarthquakes over magnitude 6.0
Purple:Main Earthquake on March 11
Blue:Earthquakes from March 9 to 10
Red:Earthquakes from March 11 to 13
Yellow:Earthquakes from March 14 to August 31

Movie.
Also available for scaling, viewing section by arbitrary clipping plane, and so on.

Screen shot (added over magnitude 1.0 ver).
Green:Surface of Pacific Plate
Orange:Surface of Philippine Sea plateSphere:Earthquakes over magnitude 6.0
Purple:Main earthquake on March 11
Blue:Earthquakes from March 9 to 10
Red:Earthquakes from March 11 to 13
Yellow:Earthquakes from March 14 to August 31Point:Earthquakes from March 9 to August 31 over magnitude 1.0

Movie (added over magnitude 1.0 ver).
Also available for scaling, viewing section by arbitrary clipping plane, and so on.